<wrap lo>**TAKING THE STAND?** The judge'​s ​evidentiary rulings last week were more tentative than we thought, and Axanar'​s attorneys make a last-ditch effort to get J.J. Abrams and Justin Lin on the stand. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[evidence-tentative|Read more »]] (Filed 1/18/17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**LACK OF REDACTION** The judge in the Axanar copyright lawsuit ​ruled against efforts by defense attorneys to exclude evidence hurtful to defendants Alec Peters and his Axanar Productions, including more of the beleaguered production'​s ​finances. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[evidence denied|Read more »]] (Filed 1/18/17)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**PATTERN OF DECEIT?** Bill Hunt (right), co-writer ​of the never-to-be-produced //Axanar// feature went public with his resignation in November right after its director did, but he actually left the project in July — news Alec Peters ​kept from donors. It's something Peters did before with actor Tony Todd's departure. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[hunt resigns|Read more »]] (Filed ​11/3/​17)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**NEW FAN EDIT** of //Prelude to Axanar// has been released by a pseudonymous editor. The first version was taken down by OWC Studios head Alec Peters, ​who is completely eliminated ​from the new edit, which also features new visual ​ and sound effects. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[prelude redux 2|Read more »]] (Filed ​11/3/​17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**MERCHANDISE PULLED** Axanar merchandise,​ including the Prelude ​to Axanar soundtrack ​and a variety of patches, suddenly went ‘Out of Stock’ after a report the online seller appeared to have doctored a promotional image. The Author, Author! website scrubbed nearly every reference ​to Axanar from its product catalog. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[soundtrack pulled|Read more »]] (Filed ​11/02/​17)</​wrap> ​

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<wrap lo>**HUNDREDS ABANDON** Facebook ​fan groups controlled by OWC Studios head Alec Peters after he posts unsupported ​and possibly defamatory allegations of stalking and sexual harassment by an Axanar critic. The accusations came a day after **AxaMonitor**'​s story about Axanar merchandise sales. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[defamation_backfire|Read more »]] (Filed ​10/31/​17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**ACTOR'​S IMAGE USED TO MOVE MERCH** Star Trek actor Tony Todd, who left //Axanar// citing problems with its financial accountability and repeated production delays, complained about a Dragon*Con fan table selling merchandise using his image that could only have come from Alec Peters. ​{{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[todd dragoncon|Read more »]] (Filed ​9/2/​17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**FAIR USE DENIED** While a Federal judge denied summary judgment ​to both sides in the Axanar ​copyright infringement ​lawsuit, he dealt a major blow to the defendants’ reliance on fair use as a defense in the case. The case moves on to trial January 31. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[fair use denied|Read more »]] (Filed ​1/4/​17)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**NONPROFIT NO MORE** Axanar abandons its effort ​to become a charitable organization,​ and its spokesman admits it could "take years" before supporters ever see the promised two, 15-minute ​Axanar ​episodes permitted by the lawsuit ​settlement. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[nonprofit_abandoned|Read more »]] (Filed ​9/1/​17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**FAN FILM ACADEMY** CBS grants New Voyages'​ James Cawley ​a license ​to operate a training school for people ​to make Star Trek fan films on his Original Series sets, an unprecedented move that broadens legitimate usage by fans of Star Trek's copyrighted property. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[fanfilm_academy|Read more »]] (Filed ​8/​5/​17)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**2016's TOP STORIES** The end of the year was also the one-year anniversary ​of the filing of CBS and Paramount’s copyright infringement lawsuit against producer Alec Peters and his Axanar ​Productions. AxaMonitor‘s year in review produced the Top 10 Axanar ​Stories of 2016. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[2016_top_10|Read more »]] (Filed ​1/2/​17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**AXANAR SCRIPT LEAKED** After producer Alec Peters attacked him on Facebook, ​Axanar's former chief technologist retaliated by posting ​a copy of the script that led to the copyright lawsuit. Then the Internet reacted. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} ​[[script release|Read more »]] (Filed ​6/28/​17)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**ACCOUNTING FOR AXANAR** On the eve of the release of Axanar'​s long-delayed so-called financial review, insider accounts shine a spotlight on a growing number of questions about producer Alec Peters'​ management ​and financial practices. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[financial concerns|Read more »]] (Filed ​3/6/17)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**WILL THE TAKEDOWN HOLD UP?** In the wake of its own copyright ​infringement troubles, Axanar ironically claims copyright protection against ​the fan edit of //Prelude to Axanar//. An AxaMonitor analysis of the YouTube takedown of //Prelude: Redux//​. ​{{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[takedown analysis|Read more »]] (Filed ​2/18/17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**MISCONCEPTIONS** about the studios'​ dealings with fan films, stemming from the Axanar copyright lawsuit, ​are what led to the fan production guidelines, a Paramount executive confirmed in a formerly confidential deposition, stymieing Axanar'​s hope for confirmation there was nothing to guide fans making Star Trek films. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[o_rourke_deposition|Read more »]] (Filed ​12/13/16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**PETERS'​ INEXPERIENCE** as a film producer caused constant behind-the-scenes trouble in the development of //Axanar//, co-writer Bill Hunt said in a deposition submitted as evidence in the upcoming copyright infringement trial. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[hunt peters|Read more »]] (Filed 1/20/17)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**ATTORNEYS ATTACK** pre-trial evidence in the lawsuit Axanar faces for allegedly infringing on Star Trek copyrights held by CBS and Paramount. Both sides have asked the judge to rule on the case before it's scheduled to go before a jury, and both sides opposed each other'​s motion. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} ​[[summary opposition|Read more »]] (Filed 12/6/16)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**ENMITY** In a guest commentary, an anonymous reader publicly worries about the information vacuum on Axanar's website, dashed hopes as the lawsuit moves forward and how the Axanar controversy may have permanently riven the fan community. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[summary judgment|Read more »]] (Filed ​11/27/16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**TOP STORIES** for October-November. ​Alec Peters' secret trove of emails became the focus of a flurry of pre-trial motions, financial disclosures and further depositions. Plus, our top tweets and site statistics. [[axam>​top_articles&​rev=1479947788|Read more »]] (Filed 11/23/16)</wrap>

<wrap lo>**'BAD CALL'** Producer ​Alec Peters ​told a Los Angeles Comic Con panel he regretted how money he raised for Axanar led to mission creep and a 'bad call' on a three-year lease on a warehouse he had built into a commercial studio. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[peters comikaze|Read more »]] (Filed ​11/3/16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**INDIEGONEGONE?​** Axanar'​s ​frustrating search for space to store its sets runs into burnt bridges with fan producers. And having lost his studio, ​Peters polls donors, hoping to divert the Indiegogo funds he raised to keep the studio ​to fund his relocation. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[starbase sets|Read more »]] (Filed ​4/12/17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**VACATING THE PREMISES** Peters ​strikes a deal with his landlord, who's forgiving ​the rest of the lease so long as Axanar ​moves out of Industry Studios by the end of April. That hasn't stopped ​Peters ​from continuing to collect ​money from his foundering Indiegogo campaign despite the loss of the studio that was its centerpiece. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[studio move|Read more »]] (Filed ​4/9/17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>​**AXANAR SCRIPT REVIEW** It's Kharn'​s story now, writes Jody Wheeler about the fabled "fully revised, locked"​ final draft of the //Axanar// screenplay, recently obtained by **AxaMonitor**. Wheeler evaluates what director Rob Burnett called "the best Star Trek script ever" when it was completed in August 2015. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[locked_script|Read more »]] (Filed 9/​12/​16)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>​**A ​WEE COMIC** For the duration of Axanar'​s ​attempt on Indiegogo ​to get Star Trek fans to continue to pay for the operations of its beleaguered studio, we're publishing ​a daily webcomic trying ​to offer an incisive look at the effort, which needs $200,000 to begin to put the soundstage on a sound financial track. [[https://​axamonitorcomic.wordpress.com|Read more »]] (Filed 3/26/17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**AMBITION vs. ACHIEVEMENT** New analysis of Axanar'​s ​finances demonstrates that at each significant stage in its fundraising history, ambition appears ​to have outstripped ​its fundraising capabilities,​ and spending has always outpaced what it has publicly reported about its income. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[ambition_vs._achievement|Read more »]] (Filed 4/1/16)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**‘PRELUDE’ DIRECTOR** Christian Gossett goes on the record in the TrekZONE Spotlight video podcast with more details about how the management of Axanar by his long-time friend, producer ​Alec Peters, drove away Gossett and many of the other crew who successfully created ​//Prelude to Axanar//​. ​[[https://​youtu.be/​H-s-CDkR6co|TrekZONE Spotlight YouTube Channel]]. (Filed ​7/2/16)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>​**FEATURED ARTICLE** The [[Merchandise]] article highlights the full line of ship models, posters, art, patches and other products Axanar offers in exchange for donations to the production. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[merchandise|Read more »]]</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>​**COURT GRANTS** the studios'​ request for an order paving the way to use Axanar'​s financial information ​in depositions. Meanwhile, the defense opposed CBS and Paramount'​s request for a new deposition of Alec Peters and accused opposing counsel of leaking information to **AxaMonitor**. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[axanar financials|Read more »]] (Filed 10/​30/​16)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>​**HUNDREDS OF EMAILS** Studio attorneys castigated ​the defense for refusing a second deposition of Alec Peters after it appeared he withheld subpoenaed documents. And the defense wants to keep Axanar'​s finances secret because they reveal '​embarrassing'​ spending of donor funds. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[missing emails|Read more »]] (Filed 10/​28/​16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>​**AXANAR SPARRED** with CBS and Paramount Pictures about the studios turning over documents relating to Star Trek fan fiction, and 50 years of financial and copyright ownership records, filing a motion to compel discovery to force the studios to pony up. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[compel discovery|Read more »]] (Filed 9/​30/​16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>​**VENUE FOR VICTORY** Producer Alec Peters told attendees at a virtual scifi conference that Axanar'​s lawyers are already looking toward arguing their case in a court of appeals, and that the lawsuit may result in a very different-looking //Axanar//. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[peters second life|Read more »]] (Filed 9/​26/​16)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>​**COMPANY SPAMS DONORS?** In a move that may have run afoul of laws and the terms of use of their online services, Axanar Productions appeared to have lent or sold its donor mailing list to another company to advertise an upcoming auction of props and costumes. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[propworx-email|Read more »]] (Filed 9/​9/​16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>​**SUBPOENA ISSUED** Axanar’s former chief technologist,​ Terry McIntosh, has been served with a subpoena by lawyers for plaintiffs CBS and Paramount Pictures as their copyright infringement lawsuit ​proceeds against the fan production and its leader, Alec Peters. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[mcintosh_subpoena|Read more »]] (Filed ​9/​3/​16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>​**CALL TO FIX GUIDELINES** A self-selected group of fans calling for a partial boycott of //Star Trek: Discovery// has submitted a "focus group" report to CBS and Paramount criticizing their fan film guidelines and calling for the studios to walk back restrictions on run times, hiring professionals and crowdfunding. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[fanfilm_report|Read more »]] (Filed 8/​26/​16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>​**GRASPING FOR RELEVANCE** Jeremy Varner was as surprised as anyone by the upsurge of traffic last week when he posted his speculation //Star Trek: Discovery// had to be copying something from //Axanar//, granting relevance to Axanar supporters increasingly marginalized by the new TV series. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[jeremy-varner|Read more »]] (Filed 8/​25/​16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>​**J'​ACCUSE** Even as fan film //Star Trek–Horizon//​ pulled ahead of //Prelude to Axanar// on August 23, Axanar accused //​Horizon//'​s creator of buying YouTube views. Producer Tommy Kraft said the charge "reeks of nothing more than pure jealousy."​ {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[axanar-accusation|Read more »]] (Updated 8/​23/​16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>​**FACT CHECKING** Axanar producer Alec Peters'​ new captain'​s logs, we examine his claims regarding the copyright suit it faces from CBS and Paramount, his doubts about the ownership of Star Trek and whether //Axanar// was ever truly "just a fan film." {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[captains-log-facts|Read more »]] (Filed 9/​22/​16)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>​**LITTLE PROGRESS** In settlement talks, CBS and Paramount Pictures appear unwilling to cede any kind of business arrangement that would allow Axanar to move forward, executive producer Alec Peters said on August 16 — the first public hint about the state of negotiations in the lawsuit. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[settlement-progress|Read more »]] (Filed 8/​17/​16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>​**MOST SUCCESSFUL FAN FILM** Suddenly on August 7, dozens of seemingly unrelated Twitter accounts all spouted the exact same tweet pointing people to //Prelude to Axanar//'​s page on YouTube. No one's saying why, but the reason may have to do with an upstart'​s threat to Axanar'​s claim to be the most successful Star Trek fan film ever. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[dummy_tweets|Read more »]] (Filed 8/​8/​16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**GAG ORDER?** The Star Trek Las Vegas convention supposedly issues a ban on discussing fan films, though it appears the restriction may have been tied to the copyright lawsuit against Axanar. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[gag-order|Read more »]] (Filed 8/​7/​16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>​**DONOR MONEY IN ESCROW?** A surrogate for Axanar producer Alec Peters disputes reports that the production is out of money, claiming all donor funds are in an escrow account, raising questions about how Axanar is remaining afloat. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[axanar_finances|Read more »]] (Filed 7/5/16)</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**WHY IT MATTERS** that Tommy Kraft'​s ​fan film, //Star Trek–Horizon//,​ is set to overtake //Prelude to Axanar// on YouTube. ​{{:​axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[horizon-matters|Read more »]]</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**AFTERMATH** Following ​the release by CBS and Paramount ​of production guidelines, two dozen stunned and fearful fan producers assess the devastating impact ​of the new restrictions on their shows. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[guidelines_aftermath|Read more »]]</​wrap>​

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<wrap lo>**PUBLIC APPEAL FOR PRIVATE DONATIONS** Is Axanar'​s website publicly building a private email list as an end run around fundraising prohibited by the terms of its lawsuit settlement? Also, Alec Peters named a new financial reviewer who may have a conflict ​of interest. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[bailey committee|Read more »]] (Filed 1/28/17)</​wrap>​

<wrap lo>**AXANAR SETTLES** After an eleventh-hour flurry of negotiations ​with its January 31 trial looming, producer Alec Peters came to an accord ​with CBS and Paramount that ends the year-long ​copyright ​battle. Something like //Axanar// will be allowed but under CBS' restrictive fan film guidelines. {{:​axamonitor-ico.gif?​nolink|}} [[axanar settles|Read more »]] (Filed ​1/20/17)</​wrap>​